Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat’s coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and ...

Barsh and his colleagues saw that all 145 orange cats they studied, as well as 6 calico and tortoiseshell cats (which also ...

Discover the scientific breakthrough behind the signature orange fur in cats. Learn about the genetic factors that make the ...

After 60 years of searching, geneticists have finally identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats.

Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis ...

After 60 years of research, scientists have discovered the gene responsible for orange fur in cats, finding that it is linked ...

Tuxedo cat rescued from Bremer County home. Photo courtesy of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa. Tortoiseshell cat rescued ...

Now, two studies have finally identified the genetic key to this mystery, solving a puzzle first theorized in 1912. The studies, conducted independently by Japanese and American research teams, have ...

Male cats have only one X chromosome, which they inherit from their mother. Since the mutation responsible for orange fur is ...

If it wasn’t immediately obvious that the lazy, lasagne-eating Garfield was a tom cat, then his orange fur should have given ...